It will also reinforce whatever bias we have already. When facing ambiguous or unknowable situations our first reaction is to go with "common sense" or "trusting our gut".
"Uh, Is that video of [insert your least favourite politician here] taking a bribe real or not? Well, I'm going to trust my instincts here..."
"Uh, Is that video of [insert your least favourite politician here] taking a bribe real or not? Well, I'm going to trust my instincts here..."